Tea Book Suggestions

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Tea Book Suggestions

by Pentox » Feb 22nd, '08, 18:10

Anyone have any suggestions on a good book about tea? I've gone through quite a few of the more high level books, but I don't know where to find a good in depth book. Suggestions pleeeaase.
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by JRS22 » Feb 22nd, '08, 22:42

I have "The Story of Tea" by Heiss & Heiss. It's a beautiful book and covers tea history, processing, customs etc. There's also a long long chapter (140+ pages) called Journeying Along the Tea Trail. I just read the Japanese section - I'm saving the rest for another time. I'm finding the book to be very interesting reading but you should know that it's my first real tea book. The only other one I have is the little intro book that came with my Adagio starter kit.
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by Wesli » Feb 22nd, '08, 23:27

I second The Story of Tea. A great book and the author has spent time in tea-growing regions. The author shows this in the book as he provides information that could only be found by traveling to the farms.
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by Pentox » Feb 23rd, '08, 01:50

Yeah, I have that one, and I love it. So far it's the best book on tea that I have found. I'm hungrily searching for more though.
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by Wesli » Feb 23rd, '08, 02:12

Pentox wrote:So far it's the best book on tea that I have found.
It's probably the best one out there. What we need is a good one on Japanese tea that isn't 99% focused on matcha.
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by hop_goblin » Feb 23rd, '08, 10:03

I would definitely get the Art of Tea Magz .. You purchase them from HouDe
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by Pentox » Feb 23rd, '08, 15:17

Wesli wrote:
Pentox wrote:So far it's the best book on tea that I have found.
It's probably the best one out there. What we need is a good one on Japanese tea that isn't 99% focused on matcha.
<sigh> exactly what I was hoping someone could recommend.
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by TimeforTea » Feb 25th, '08, 11:32

I don't know if these will be as in-depth as you would like, but I have enjoyed the following:

The Tea Companion: A Connoisseur's Guide, by Jane Pettigrew
The Book of Green Tea, by Diana Rosen

I purchased them used at amazon.com
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by olivierco » Feb 25th, '08, 13:04

A small book (128 pages) with some good recipes and a brief survey on Japanese green tea exclusively:
New Tastes in Green Tea: A Novel Flavor for Familiar Drinks, Dishes, and Desserts
by Mutsuko Tokunaga

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by britt » Aug 23rd, '08, 20:59

The Art of Tea magazine is an excellent supplement to any books you may be reading on the subject of tea. It is available from the Hou De Asian website.
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